Goal and Use

Goal

Goal noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Use and goal are semantically related in aim topic. In some cases you can use "Use" instead a noun "Goal".

Nearby Words: goalless, goalie

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Goal and use are semantically related in usefulness topic. Sometimes you can use "Goal" instead a noun "Use".

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

good	good goal	good use
particular	particular goal	particular use
common	common goal	common use
future	future goal	future use
Other adjectives: original, free, single, obvious, actual, real, successful, great, main, personal, new, general, possible, primary, intended, different, strategic.

For a villain who has finally acquired godlike power, and did not use it to Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence or euthanize the universe, then this is the next logical goal and use for said power.

Source: Take Over the World
Usually this is paired with a Fantastic Aesop that (heavily) implies the intended use or goal of the research is to blame.

Source: Gone Horribly Right
The Technocracy's main goal is to have all magic be repeatable and safe for the Masses to use (ie, science and technology), rather than limiting its use to a few tyrants wielding godlike power.

Source: Utopia Justifies the Means

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